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Marchiello Tower – Punta Ristola loop from Santa Maria di Leuca

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Marchiello Tower – Punta Ristola loop from Santa Maria di Leuca

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Marchiello Tower – Punta Ristola loop from Santa Maria di Leuca

01:15

19.2km

220m

Cycling

Moderate bike ride. Good fitness required. Mostly paved surfaces. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: April 13, 2026

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Cycling is not permitted along parts of this route

After 21 m for 101 m

After 17.3 km for 200 m

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74 m

Basilica Sanctuary of Saint Mary at the Ends of the Earth

Highlight • Religious Site

The view over the port of Santa Maria di Leuca

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213 m

Capo Santa Maria di Leuca Lighthouse

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Built in 1864 and first illuminated two years later, this lighthouse has a hexagonal shape at the base and is 47 meters high. The light, operated by the Navy, has …

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14.2 km

Marchiello Tower

Highlight • Monument

Posted in Salento Fortifications collection komoot.it/collection/1396951/-salento-fortificazioni - On the tip of the same name near the Three Doors, there are the remains of the ancient truncated-conical tower, also known like Torre Imbriachelli, 12 meters above sea level [source: it.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Torre_Marchiello]

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15.4 km

Punta Ristola - Santa Maria di Leuca

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Punta Ristola and Punta Meliso are the two headlands that embrace the bay of Santa Maria di Leuca. They are the symbolic places of the Cape of Leuca.

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15.4 km

Punta Ristola

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The panorama from here is truly breathtaking, on one side it opens up to the Ionian towards Calabria on the other you look at the bay of Santa Maria di …

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15.8 km

Torre dell'Omomorto

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Posted in Salento Fortifications collection komoot.it/collection/1396951/-salento-fortificazioni - The name "Dead Man" is due to some human bones found in an existing cave near the tower. It was abandoned in 1846 [source: it.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Torre_dell%27Omomorto]

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19.0 km

View of Santa Maria di Leuca and its lighthouse

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A place, the most leaning towards the meeting of two seas ... thus, it seems like stitching up two fabrics that together form the sea, a fundamental element for us Salento together with the sun of course 😅

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19.2 km

Basilica and Sanctuary of Santa Maria de Finibus Terrae

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The name Santa Maria di Leuca derives from the Greek "leukós" or white, this perhaps due to the color of the rocks, or for the houses painted with lime, or …

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19.2 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

13.4 km

5.38 km

247 m

116 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

13.2 km

5.73 km

136 m

116 m

Elevation

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Highest point (140 m)

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Friday 22 May

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18°C

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Marchiello Tower – Punta Ristola loop from Santa Maria di Leuca

Basilica Sanctuary of Saint Mary at the Ends of the Earth

Capo Santa Maria di Leuca Lighthouse

Marchiello Tower

Punta Ristola - Santa Maria di Leuca

Punta Ristola

Torre dell'Omomorto

View of Santa Maria di Leuca and its lighthouse

Basilica and Sanctuary of Santa Maria de Finibus Terrae

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